Child forces sale.... WHY
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It's a sympathetic hormonal reaction.
The mother is going through pregnancy and child birth and the father feels he must demonstrate that he is the provider/protector and trade in his speedy chariot for a more practical horse and cart.
The same people, when they reach 50, buy cardigans and subscribe to Saga.
The mother is going through pregnancy and child birth and the father feels he must demonstrate that he is the provider/protector and trade in his speedy chariot for a more practical horse and cart.
The same people, when they reach 50, buy cardigans and subscribe to Saga.
Worse still-why do fathers to-be suddenly think they need to buy a Cayanne or the like to transport their little bundle of joy! I think its either down to male depression of having to grow up and so retaliating by buying a new "tonka toy" or wife envy (bit like penis envy)-"if she's getting a new baby then so am I"
I will give you a serious answer as I hope you have a solution!
Sold Boxster to finance house move.
Had a deposit on 996TT which I cancelled when found out wife was pregnant.
Bought a new Polo runaround in the mean time till I had figured out what to do.
Now have £50k ideally £40k to spend on a car but really can;t see the 911 dream happening now.
Makes sense to have one car (we do 4-5k pa, usually weekends only, park on street).
4wd 911 - not enough space for buggy of any kind.
2wd 911 - rear access crap for getting baby in /out - will we really be able to get our stuff in for say a weekend away?
option is keep the Polo as only worth £6k odd and have a 911 toy but realistically I never go anywhere in car on my own so would never get to use it.
thinking M3 (ony two doors but decent boot but worried about warranty cost), RS4 (worried about depreciation), or horror of horrors a Cayenne S/turbo or X5 4.8 thingie. I need to test drive and see if they are at all "fun" (but I fear not), also they are a bit cliche and worried they will continue to depreciate like a stone. But practical / fast enough / good access / wife likes them and I don;t car about fuel economy due to low mileage.
Sold Boxster to finance house move.
Had a deposit on 996TT which I cancelled when found out wife was pregnant.
Bought a new Polo runaround in the mean time till I had figured out what to do.
Now have £50k ideally £40k to spend on a car but really can;t see the 911 dream happening now.
Makes sense to have one car (we do 4-5k pa, usually weekends only, park on street).
4wd 911 - not enough space for buggy of any kind.
2wd 911 - rear access crap for getting baby in /out - will we really be able to get our stuff in for say a weekend away?
option is keep the Polo as only worth £6k odd and have a 911 toy but realistically I never go anywhere in car on my own so would never get to use it.
thinking M3 (ony two doors but decent boot but worried about warranty cost), RS4 (worried about depreciation), or horror of horrors a Cayenne S/turbo or X5 4.8 thingie. I need to test drive and see if they are at all "fun" (but I fear not), also they are a bit cliche and worried they will continue to depreciate like a stone. But practical / fast enough / good access / wife likes them and I don;t car about fuel economy due to low mileage.
Edited by Adam B on Tuesday 16th January 10:55
I reckon you could have a 996 Turbo and *one* baby. Porsche do a child seat. The kid *will* fit in it. Porsche do a buggy - can't remember if you need a 2WD for it to fit in the boot but I'll bet it will fit in the foot well of the unoccupied seat.
Getting the kid into and out of the child seat will be a PITA of course - but only once they're a little larger and put on some weight. This, frankly, will also be true of an M3 as its only two door.
When it comes to managing I reckon its a case of wanting to manage. If you *want* to manage *enough* you will be able to have a 911/BMW M3.
If you want convenience you really need a great big Merc diesel estate.
In my experience Mums (who often do most of the childcare) lose the will to manage with a sports car more quickly than Dads (who often do a little less). This is by no means a scientific conclusion, mind. And the ladies of PH are likely to want to manage a great deal more than most...
Getting the kid into and out of the child seat will be a PITA of course - but only once they're a little larger and put on some weight. This, frankly, will also be true of an M3 as its only two door.
When it comes to managing I reckon its a case of wanting to manage. If you *want* to manage *enough* you will be able to have a 911/BMW M3.
If you want convenience you really need a great big Merc diesel estate.
In my experience Mums (who often do most of the childcare) lose the will to manage with a sports car more quickly than Dads (who often do a little less). This is by no means a scientific conclusion, mind. And the ladies of PH are likely to want to manage a great deal more than most...
Edited by Don on Tuesday 16th January 11:36
willdew said:
I can see why there'd be pressure to get something bigger and with rear doors.
RS6?
RS6?
yep RS6 also on the shortlist - RS4 w/o the dperciation risk
put off a bit by size (too big!), me for fun factor, wife for parking. Also auto only whereas RS4/M3 are manual - by far our preference
It reminds me of that advert that was on last summer when I was in the UK, the guy who's girlfriend is pregnant and he is trying to get a child seat into the front of his Corvette Stingray convertable.
God damn you man! Don't be pussy whipped! Keep the bloody car! Buy a second hand people carrier or Volvo for the missus and the baby and their crap, but for GODS SAKE do not get rid of the P+J!!!
As you may have noticed I don't have any children of my own. But if I did. I wouldn't sell my baby. (When I buy one as I don't even have a P+J of my own at the moment. The woe.)
God damn you man! Don't be pussy whipped! Keep the bloody car! Buy a second hand people carrier or Volvo for the missus and the baby and their crap, but for GODS SAKE do not get rid of the P+J!!!
As you may have noticed I don't have any children of my own. But if I did. I wouldn't sell my baby. (When I buy one as I don't even have a P+J of my own at the moment. The woe.)
i suspect that the problem is not so much the tiny person but all the attendant kit that modern parents feel they cannot possibly do without. I remain bemused at the stream of parents pushing their tiny persons through my doors and into my small surgery office attached to massive buggy/trikes with bags hanging from every angle. the nice thing about having a porsche and a child is that it focusses your mind on what you actually do need (though the 944 was an exception - huge easily accessible and useful boot, fabulous family car )
)Don said:
I reckon you could have a 996 Turbo and *one* baby. Porsche do a child seat. The kid *will* fit in it. Porsche do a buggy - can't remember if you need a 2WD for it to fit in the boot but I'll bet it will fit in the foot well of the unoccupied seat.
No Porsche buggy will fit into 2wd 911 only - don't realyl want to shell out another £1k for Porsche seat/buggy when we (or rather wife) have spent that on a bugaboo / car seat / ISOFIX base.
I see your point that if you want a 911 enough you will find a way but I want it enough, I am just concerned I will never be able to use it. I do not drive to work, the car will only be used for a) shopping etc trips in London / once a weekend trips outside London to friends/parents which is where I want something fun.
Adam B said:
willdew said:
I can see why there'd be pressure to get something bigger and with rear doors.
RS6?
RS6?
yep RS6 also on the shortlist - RS4 w/o the dperciation risk
put off a bit by size (too big!), me for fun factor, wife for parking. Also auto only whereas RS4/M3 are manual - by far our preference
www.pistonheads.com/sales/116429.htm
The solution? Join one of those car clubs. You get occasional use of something fast and fun. No depreciation. Wife can have her X5/MPV for weekends. You just accept that your family weekend motoring won't be the "fun" kind. Either that or take the same budget and spend it renting Caterhams from Jonny at Bookatrack and hooooooning around the local circuits. Driving in London can't be considered fun anyway. Since each journey has to start and end there why bother? Get your motoring fix elsewhere...
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